My very first Tanzuku
Best Wishes to Dear Sister
(Dec 2010)
A present for my sister's birthday :)
Tanzaku present a technical challenge due to the shape: most of the time I use them for 4 letters idioms because they have the best height-width ratio.
(Dec 2010)
A present for my sister's birthday :)
Tanzaku present a technical challenge due to the shape: most of the time I use them for 4 letters idioms because they have the best height-width ratio.
Fall down 7 times, get up 8 times
(Feb 2012)
This is pronounced "shichi ten hakki" - it is used to mean that no matter what vicissitudes we encounter, we should always pick ourselves up and go forward.
While the usage is not restricted to Martial Arts in Japanese I find it very fitting for these, so I made it as gift for an Aikido Dojo where I was invited to talk about ShoDo.
(Feb 2012)
This is pronounced "shichi ten hakki" - it is used to mean that no matter what vicissitudes we encounter, we should always pick ourselves up and go forward.
While the usage is not restricted to Martial Arts in Japanese I find it very fitting for these, so I made it as gift for an Aikido Dojo where I was invited to talk about ShoDo.
Return to the divine through spiritual quietude
Chinkonkishin 【 鎮魂帰神 】
(Apr 2013)
A present I brought while visiting.
It means:
"Return to the divine through spiritual quietude"
• 鎮 - CHIN (tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers)
• 魂 - KON (soul; spirit)
• 帰 - KI (homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in)
• 神 - SHIN (gods; mind; soul)
(Apr 2013)
A present I brought while visiting.
It means:
"Return to the divine through spiritual quietude"
• 鎮 - CHIN (tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers)
• 魂 - KON (soul; spirit)
• 帰 - KI (homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in)
• 神 - SHIN (gods; mind; soul)
Real Victory is Victory over oneself
(Oct 2013)
Another Tanzaku, this time with a saying attributed to Ueshiba Morihei: Masakatsu agatsu (正勝吾勝) Real Victory is Victory over oneself - a gift for a couple of Aikidoka that invited me to talk about Shodo.
(Oct 2013)
Another Tanzaku, this time with a saying attributed to Ueshiba Morihei: Masakatsu agatsu (正勝吾勝) Real Victory is Victory over oneself - a gift for a couple of Aikidoka that invited me to talk about Shodo.
Masakatsu agatsu (正勝吾勝)